The Fold presents... a Benefit for Haiti featuring:
PETE YORN 11p
TIM KASHER (Cursive) 9p
CRAIG WEDREN (Shudder to Think) 10p
+ Special Guests
PETE YORN
Pete's music has been featured in movies such as "Spiderman" and also "Me, Myself and Irene," in which not only were two of his songs highlighted, but he also wrote the score. His music has also been featured on television's "Felicity," "Dawson's Creek," and the "Late, Late Show with Craig Kilborn." Besides recording solo, Pete also collaborated on Liz Phair's album. He has toured with Blues Traveler, Sunny Day Real Estate, has performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC and the Riviera Theater in Chicago and recently returned to New Jersey to open for Bon Jovi. Besides his original songs, Pete also performs covers of songs by a wide range of artists from Springsteen and David Bowie to the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Recently, he joined forces with Scarlett Johanson to record an album titled "Break Up."
"He has an undeniable knack for catchy pop-rock tunes full of precise Everydude language." - LA Times
TIM KASHER
Tim Kasher has been a heralded force in music for the better part of the past two decades. As frontman for bands Cursive and The Good Life, he has collectively released nine albums since 1997, including 2009's Cursive album, Mama, I'm Swollen (Saddle Creek). Kasher is renowned for his literate, lyrical, and thematic songwriting, which has been praised by magazines such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Esquire, Alternative Press, Spin, and Entertainment Weekly.
CRAIG WEDREN
Craig Wedren is the critically acclaimed song writer and singer who began his career fronting the avant-rock band Shudder To Think. Blessed with a voice of unsurpassed beauty and with incredible versatility as a song writer and arranger, Wedren has made a name for himself in both the traditional world of rock and as a sought after film composer for major feature films.
"Wedren proves himself to be a songwriter of astonishing complexity."- Filter
"Wedren's voice sounds terrific, an expressive and formidable instrument..."- Pitchfork
The event will be hosted by NICK KROLL, DAVID WAIN and NICHOLAS SHUMAKER and more. Proceeds go to benefit Happy Hearts, an organization that specializes in secondary response efforts.
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